The Nittany Lions made a midseason acquisition, bringing in freshman Brett Murray. The 6-foot-5 forward had been playing for the Youngstown Phantoms of the USHL, but he was expected to enroll for this semester.
The Bolton, Ontario, Canada, native was a fourth-round draft pick of the Buffalo Sabres last June, and the Sabres, Phantoms and Penn State coaches were all in on the discussions of the plan for Murray. The Sabres could have asked that he stay in Youngstown, instead of moving up to the college ranks.
“All parties felt he was ready to move on,” coach Guy Gadowsky said.